See Strand

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /stɹand/
• An audio transcript can be found at en-us-strand.ogg
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Etymology 1

. Cognate with West Frisian , Dutch , German , Swedish .

Noun

1. {{context|now|_|poetic|_|or|_|archaic}} The flat area of land bordering a body of water; a beach or shore.

Translations

• Danish: {{t-|da|strand|c}}
• Estonian:
• Finnish:
• German: {{t+|de|Strand|m}}

• Norwegian: {{t+|no|strand|m}}
• Russian: {{t+|ru|берег|tr=béreg|m}}
• Spanish: {{t+|es|playa|f}}
• Swedish: {{t-|sv|strand|c}}

Verb

1. To run aground.
2. To leave (someone) in a difficult situation; to abandon or desert.
3. To cause the third out of an inning to be made, leaving a runner on base.
4. : Jones pops up; that's going to strand a pair.

Synonyms

• abandon, desert

Translations

See run aground

• Finnish: jättää heitteille, hylätä

Etymology 2

Origin uncertain.

Noun

1. Each of the strings which, twisted together, make up a rope or cord.
2. A string.
3. An individual length of any fine, string-like substance.
4. : strand of spaghetti
5. : strand of hair.
6. A group of wires, usually twisted or braided.
7. In the Context of A series of programmes on a particular theme or linked subject.

Translations

Note: many languages have particular words for “a strand of XHTML::MediaWiki::Parser=HASH(0x8920ddc)” that are different for each substance. The translations below refer to strands in general. You might find a more appropriate translation under the word for the substance itself.

• Finnish: ,
• German: {{t+|de|Strang|m}}

• Spanish: {{t+|es|hebra|f}}
• Telugu: పోగు (pOgu)

• German: {{t+|de|Strähne|f}}

• Spanish: pequeño mechón

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Afrikaans

Noun

1. beach

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Danish

Noun

{{da-noun|en|strand|stranden|strande|strandene|g=c}}

1. beach

Synonyms

• sandstrand, strandbred

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• An audio transcript can be found at Nl-strand.ogg

Noun

{{nl-noun|g=n|pl=stranden|dim=strandje}}

1. beach

See also

• zandstrand

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈʃtrɒnd/

Noun

1. beach
2. open-air bath

Derived terms

• strandpapucs

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Middle English

Alternative spellings

• stround

Etymology

From .

Noun

1. a beach or shoreline

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Norwegian

Noun

1. beach

Synonyms

• sandstrand

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Old English

Etymology

Akin to Old Norse .

Noun

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1. beach

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• An audio transcript can be found at Sv-strand.ogg

Noun

{{infl|sv|noun|g=c}}

1. beach (not necessarily sandy)

See also

• sandstrand

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